Display-sign



A. L. SCHWARTZBERG.

DISPLAY SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.13, I915- Patented Feb.10,1920.-

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ALTER L. SCHWARTZBERG, or snnnvnron'r, LOUISIANA.

I DISPLAY- SIGN.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, ALTER L. SCHWARTZ- BERG, a citizen of the United States, residf ing at'Shreveport, in the parish of Caddo and State. of Louisiana, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Dis play-Signs, of which the following is a spec1- fication.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in display signs of that type shown in myrcopendlng application, Serial 19,998, filed on 'or about the 10th day of September,.' 1915.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a novel devicev of the above nature that is especially adapted for use in connection with common carriers, such for instance may readily ascertain the route of the car rler or its destlnatlon.

Another object of thls lnventlon as .to besusceptible of use under varying A further object of the invention is to provide novel illuminating means and means to reflect .A further object of my invention is to I provide'a device of the type in" question that V lieved, may be. manufactured at a comparaisextremely simplein construction, strong,

and durable, and highly practical from both the standpoint'of the manufacturer and the standpoint of-"the user; and which, it is he-v tively low cost.

Various other objects and advantages will become apparent during the continuance of the following description.

These ob ects are accomplished bysuch means as are shown in their preferred-form in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more specifically pointed out in the appended claims. V j

In the accompanying drawings, wherein likecharact ers designate like partsfithroughout the several views.-: v

Figure 1 is a view in sideelevation illustrating my invention in its preferred embodiment, the same being shown upon suitable support.

Fig. 2 is a vice showing more clearly'the relative position of the signs. H Y Y Application filed December 13, 1915.

, is to provide' a device of this character which is; readily adjustable'to different positions so the light onto the sign whereby the latter may be etficiently used at night.

fragmentary view of the de Specification amiss Patent. 7 1 atented1 eb. 10, 1920. i

Serial No. 66,603.

Fig. 3 is a View showing more clearly the means Fig. T181.

F ig. for reflecting the light onto the signs.

4C is a view in detail of the sign carfor adjustably supporting the signs.

.5 is a view in elevation of the means.

Fig. 6 is a view in detail of a clutch head 7 that is employed.

Fig. 7 is a sectional viewfon the line 7 7 v of Fig. 5 looking in the direction of the arrows. t Inthe drawings, A designates the supporting structure in connection with which my invention has been illustrated; however,

it is to be understood that I am not limited to this specific form of supporting structure since the device is' readily applicable tothe various types of Vehicles and common car riers now in use. 1 r

In reducing my invention to practice, I provide the support A with a projection or stud B to which the supporting structure of the sign may be attached. The position of the stud B .will, of course, vary according to whether it be secured to a horizontal surface or to avertical surface, for-in the latter case, the stud or projection B will extend horizontally from the supporting surface. With a view of providing means to adequately support the sign, I first providea clutch head 10 (see Fig. 6) which carries an' extension 11 that is bent intermediate its 7 ends to form a substantially semi-circular engaging member 12. A member 13 is pro-.

vided to cooperate with the extension 11 and is also provided with a substantially semi-- circular portion 14 which, when] brought into registry with the portion 12 of the extension completes a collar or clamp. Any suitable means maybe providedto connect. the extension 11 and the member 13, however in the drawings I have shown bolts 15 for this purpose. Consequently it will be seen that the clutch head 10 may be securelyattached to the projection B through the medium of the said collar and thus held in a rigid position with respect to the support A. with a projecting supporting rod 16 that may be screw threaded as at 17 adjacent its free end toaccommodate a fastening mem ber 18. This supporting rod performs a function that will subsequentlyappear.

I further provide a supporting shaft, 19 that is slightly enlarged atits lower'end to form a clutch head20 for engagementwith The clutch head 10 is further provided the clutch head 10 above referred to, and is provided with a through opening to receive the supporting rod 16 whereby it may be held in movable relation to the clutch head ,10. By sufliciently unscrewing the fastening. member 18 it will benoted that the clutch heads 10 and 20 may be brought into or out of engagement with each other so as to effect the proper adjusting of the shaft 19, and by tightening the member or nut 18,

the shank or standard 19 is secured in adjusted relation to the head 20.

At its upper end, the shaft 19 is hollowed out as at 21 (see Fig. 2) whereby it mayireceive the reduced shank portion 22 of the carrying member 23. The shaft 19 is provided'with an aperture 23 which is screw threaded to receive a set screw 2 l,the inner end of said set screw normally bearing against the shank 22 so as to retain the lat ter in an adjusted position. 1 By loosening theset screw 24, the shank 22 may be adjusted either horizontally or vertically or both, thehorizontal adjustment being ob- 'tained byrotating the shank within the "1101- low or bore of the shank'19.

Suitable sign carrying members-or frames are adapted to be mounted on the carrying are positioned laterally thereof.

member 23, and in the present embodiment each' -of said signcarrying members or frames consists of a body or frame25 hav ing its'bottom and side portions formed to besubstantially U-shaped in general contour and this U-shaped member is'formed of vehannel'bar, or is U-shaped in cross section,

thereby forming a channel for receiving the respective sign. A member 26 that is also formedto be substantially U-shaped in cross section, is pivotally connected with the frame 25 as at 27, w ereby it may be moved into a position to lock the respective sign in place. The member 26 may be locked in position-by'means such as indicated by the numeral 28 in Fig. 1, although it will be understood of course that I do not limit my selfto this specific form. The sign frames ,25'are preferably supported by and extend from the carryin member 23, and are arranged-"at an'ang leto one another, and at 9= anangle to the line of travel of the car, so I that the signs may be readily ascertained by pedestrians who may be both forwardly and rearwardly of thecar as well as those who In the u ings, the signs are shown extending bstantially at right angles with 'respect to each other but this angle may be varied in accordance-with the existing conditions.

Any type of sign-may be mounted in the frame 25 such as to indicate the route of the carrier or its destination. Therefore I do not desire 'to' limit myself to that specific form of sign shown in the drawing. j The 7 type ofsign shown consists of a plurality of independently' detachable plates 29 upon which are arranged suitable symbols or letters, and by rearranging the'plates, the de sired name may be correctly spelled. By properly manipulating the member, 26, it will be understood that the several plates 29 may be removed'from the same or replaced in position in connection therewith, as the case may be.

lVith a view of providing meansto support the illuminating device and reflect'the light onto the respective signs, I provide the carrying member 23 with a stud 30 which in turn carries a supporting bracket 31. In the present embodiment this supporting bracket is constructed to be substantially U- shaped when viewed in side elevation (see Fig. 1), whereby one of the arms 32 thereof :may be utilized to support an electric globe or other suitable illuminating device 33. The arms 32 of the bracket are provided at their freeends wlth retaining members that are designed to have connection with centrated upon the signs; of course it is to be understood that I am not limited to this specific form of disposition since the mir--.

rors may be adjusted materially in accordance with the adjustment of the respective signs. I 7

By adjusting the clutch heads 10 and 20 relative to one another, the device may be clamped to a vertically extending stud, as shown in Fig. 1; and i by adjusting said heads differently, the device may be clamped to a stud which extends in'a different direction while supporting the shaft l9 in its It should be/noted that vertical position. the member 18 of the carrying rodj16 may be properly adjusted so as to retain the above named means against movement and thus prevent'the clutch heads from becom When the above mentioned I ing ineffective. means has been moved" to certain ad usted positions such as mentioned above, it may be advisable to adjust the bracket 31 and the mirror 35 also; This maybe accom-' plished by simply loosening the set screw 1 1 which will in turn release the shank and carrying member so that they may be properly manipulated for effecting the desired adjustment. The sign frames may also be adjusted'rotatably with respect to the shaft 19 so that they may be held in an advantageous position'at all times.

.- From the foregoing it will be readily recognized that my lmproved sign support is, firstly, readily adapted attachable to the,

carrier, secondly, adjustable'so that the signs a novel features of my invention are readily recognized from the foregoing, it is believed that further detail descrlption is deemed unnecessary.

In reducmg my invention to practice I find that the form referred to herein as the most practical and preferred embodiment is the most efficient, but realizing that vcertain conditions Will necessarily vary in concurrence with the adoption of my device, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in the details of construction and in the proportion of parts may be resorted to when required without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A display sign, play carrying means composed of hingedly connected one of the sections being provided with a projecting arm forming a support and a mount, a plurality of plates having rewhich comprises a dis sectionsadapted to receive a sign,

fleeting surfaces mounted on the supporting arm, such surfaces being angularly disposed relative to each other, illuminating means disposed between the 'plates so that the light rays therefrom will be reflected onto the sign, and means for supporting and adjustably positioning the display carrying means.

' 2. A display sign comprising a supporting stud, a clutch head horizontally adjustable on the stud, a shaft having a clutch head on the lower end adapted to engage the clutch. head on the stud and provided at the upper end with-a socket, meansfor connecting the two clutch heads so that the shaft may be swung vertically, a sign provided with a shank adapted to be received in the socket on the shaft, means carried by the shaft and adapted to engage the shank for holding the sign in adjusted position, andmeans carried above the sign'for illuminating the same.

In testimony whereof afiix my signature 1n presence of two wltnesses.

ALTER L. SGHWARTZBERG.

Witnesses:

A. M. LEVY, 7 BEN H. GREENBERG. 

